Name:

Aspidistra cerina G.Z.Li & S.C.Tang – Guihaia 22(4): 289 (2002).

Holotype:

Guangxi：Guilin，Yanshan，alt. 180m，pl. cult，2001.02.16，G.Z. Li 16890 (Holotype，IBK ).

Distribution:

China: Guangxi. 

Description

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protologue:

Species A. clavlformis Y.Wan affinis, a qua partibus perianthii, pistillis, pedunculis omnino cerinis； stigmate superficie radiatim 3-fissurato, apice furcato differt. Rhizome creeping, terete. Leaves solitary; cataphylls undescribed; petiole undescribed; lamina undescribed. Peduncle erect with ca. 4 bracts, the top two almost enclosing the perigone tube; flowers solitary. Perianth campanulate; white or pale yellow, tube ca. 8 mm long x 6 mm wide, lobes 6 ca. 2 mm long x 2 mm wide, suberect. Stamens 6, anthers narrow, ca. 4 mm long, at half the length of tube. Pistil columnar; style ca. 14 mm long x ca. 1 mm diameter basally but ca. 1.5 mm for most of its length scarcely or slightly enlarged at the top into a 3-lobed stigma, the lobes with a central line bifurcated just before the margin.

Sourses:

G.Z.Li & S.C.Tang (2002) – Guihaia 22(4): 289; Li Guangzhao 2004; Tillich 2005; Lin et al. (2010) – Botanical Studies 51: 263-268; Lin et al. (2013) – Nordic Journal of Botany 30: 1–4.

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